Now the government will sharpen the penalty

« Women are particularly vulnerable to partner violence, and the violence is more frequent and more serious. We know that partner violence and control often precede partner killings and that in eight out of ten partner killings a woman is also mostly vulnerable to sexual violence. Within one year alone, between 8,000 and 16,000 women have been exposed to rape or rape attempts. Partner violence and rape.

Facts about Victims of Partner Wall:

• 2.6 percent of respondents in 2024 say that they have been subjected to physical violence, mental violence, rape and/or other sexual offenses committed by a current or former partner within the past year. This corresponds to 107,000-135,000 people.

• 43 percent of the victims of partner violence were men and 57 percent were women.

• Several female victims have suffered visible marks or damage to the body as a result of the violence (47 percent of the female victims and 33 percent of the male victims).

• 30 percent of the female victims of physical partner violence estimates that the incident was ‘quite serious’ or ‘very serious’. For the male victims it is 9 percent.

• 4 percent of women surveyed say that they have been exposed to rape or attempts within the past five years and 0.5 percent within the past year. This corresponds to 8,000-16,000 women within the past year. Among men, 0.2 percent reported to have been exposed to rape or attempts within the past year, which is equivalent to 1,000-5,000 men.

Source: Ministry of Justice’s victim surveys 2005-2024

Facts about penalties:

50 per cent. penalty for simple violence committed against a partner

Today, it is only an aggravating circumstance when violence against a partner or children is repeatedly committed over a period of time. With the proposal, a person who would today be sentenced to 40 days imprisonment for violence against his spouse or a child could expect a 60 -day prison sentence.

50 per cent. penalty for rapes for violence, etc.

The level of punishment for rape in case of violence or threat of violence, including assault rape, ranges today from approx. Two years and six months in prison for up to approx. Four years in prison. With the proposal, a person who would today be sentenced to three years in prison for rape by violence or threat of violence could expect a prison sentence of four years and six months in prison.

Doubling the penalty for gross violence and extremely serious violence

The level of punishment for serious violence today ranges widely and will usually be from approx. 60 days in prison for three years in prison. A person who would today be sentenced to six months imprisonment for serious violence will in future be able to receive a prison sentence in one year.